Two of the three Chinese aircraft carriers were underway in the country's nearby waters for training and sea trial.
The United States continued to face a 'sea power gap' in the Western Pacific Ocean as none of its six West Coast-based aircraft carriers were underway in the contested region as of September 6.Meanwhile, two Chinese 'flat-tops' were spotted operating in the country's nearby waters in the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea, with one of them on sea trial again.An aircraft carrier sent by Italy, a European member of the U.S.
USS Nimitz: Eastern Pacific OceanThe lead ship of the 100,000-ton Nimitz-class supercarriers departed from Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton on Wednesday, according to a ship spotter's photo.Commissioned in 1975 and serving in the Navy for nearly a half-century, the Nimitz is currently scheduled to begin inactivation and defueling in 2026 and to be completed by 2030, U.S. military newspaper Stars and Stripes reported.
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